"﻿﻿﻿We fashion our identities to not only be political statements, but also positive affirmations of our own value. I am Black. I am Latino. I am a scholar. I am an activist. I am a poet. I am all these things and more.

As I look forward to the next period of my life,--fatherhood—it is time to tell my story..﻿﻿﻿